Bus tour

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dawn Clark Netsch greets a crowd in Springfield, one of her stops last week while campaigning in southern and central Illinois via a school bus. Netsch plans to make seven such school bus trips by Election Day.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dawn Clark Netsch greets a crowd in Springfield, one of her stops last week while campaigning in southern and central Illinois via a school bus. Netsch plans to make seven such school bus trips by Election Day. (Phil Greer, Chicago Tribune)

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dawn Clark Netsch greets a crowd in Springfield, one of her stops last week while campaigning in southern and central Illinois via a school bus. Netsch plans to make seven such school bus trips by Election Day.Phil Greer, Chicago Tribune